Management Solutions Forum

Monday, March 25

Management of the learning function can take many forms; depending on the size of the organization and its needs, the role can involve both tactical efforts and input on guiding the organizational learning strategy. Modern organizations are dynamic, and to stay relevant and successful they must continually adjust their strategies. To support this need for business agility, L&D must be able to act on each shift and ensure employees have the knowledge and skills they need to support the business at every level.

The Management Solutions Forum is set to provide you with the knowledge to succeed in a constantly changing business environment. Learn with and through your peers how to overcome the biggest challenges learning leaders face today, how best to align learning solutions with the business, how to build and lead a learning team, and how to show the value of L&D efforts.

Who should attend

This summit is for those growing into the role of L&D management and for those who recognize that to manage L&D effectively requires continual learning in the ever-evolving landscape of technology and strategy.

Agenda

8:30a – 9:00a

Working with the Business

This introductory session opens the discussion up to identify the comparable needs of L&D and the real and perceived responsibilities L&D managers have in meeting them.

9:00a – 9:30a

Building and Managing Your L&D Team

Your L&D team is your key to success. In this section, we’ll talk about options for organizational structure and job roles so that you can determine what best suits your vision and goals. We’ll also explore strategies for developing your team’s skills to ensure they are ready for what you see on the horizon.

9:45a – 10:45a

Making Smart Decisions About Learning Technology

New tools and platforms present themselves almost daily. What is right for right now, and will it work for future needs? In this section, we’ll talk about how you can make data-driven decisions about learning technology for your organization. You’ll be introduced to some tools you can use to help make these decisions and practice with a real-world example.

11:00a – 12:00p

How to Build and Win an L&D Business Case

Looking to implement new learning technology or an analytics platform? Maybe the solution you’re proposing is costly, or the idea is foreign to the stakeholders. Either way, you have a strong case to make and need the right approach to seal the deal. In this section, we’ll look at how to help stakeholders understand the value of your solution and advance the idea to execution.

12:00p – 1:00p

Lunch

1:00p – 2:00p

Navigating the Learning and Performance Ecosystem

For years, L&D has focused on training courses and classes. But the fast pace of change and explosion of knowledge we need to be successful requires new, more integrated approaches. In this section we’ll share how today, L&D is finding new ways help people learn on demand, with minimum disruption to our workflow and productivity. You learn how learning and performance solutions are becoming more social, adaptive, micro, immersive, informal and workplace-based and prepare your organization to move beyond courses to a broader learning and performance ecosystem

2:15p – 3:15p

Effective Evaluation Approaches

ROI is a measure of business but doesn’t always map directly to L&D. The real measures of a learning initiative’s overall success are only part of the equation. In this section, we will examine effective approaches to formative and summative evaluation of learning solutions, and learn how to use evaluation data to drive impactful change across the organization.

3:30p – 4:30p

From Solution Provider to Value Creator

As teams compete for scarce resources, investing your current resources in activities that have a high rate of return is critical to not only surviving but using learning to solve your business’s biggest, baddest problems. Learn how to get out of operational debt using the 7P Framework to improve your team’s impact while doing so with the same or fewer resources. Position your learning organization to thrive, taking a lead seat at the table with your stakeholders in moving the business forward.

Speakers

A.D. Detrick

President, MetriVerse Analytics

Steve Foreman

President, InfoMedia Designs

Catherine Lombardozzi

Founder/Consultant, Learning 4 Learning Professionals

Jennifer Murphy

Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Improvements Consulting

Frank Nguyen

Learning Executive

Marc Rosenberg

President, Marc Rosenberg and Associates

Natalie Thibault

Learning Manager, Fortune 10 Retailer

Megan Torrance

CEO, TorranceLearning

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